by William Jester | Mar 15, 2022 | Community, Covid, News
The situation around the current spread of COVID-19 is changing rapidly. We have compiled resource links for the general community highlighting local resources across New Jersey, ways to get involved, and mental and physical wellness. Visit our COVID-19 page for...
by William Jester | Mar 13, 2022 | Community, Covid, News
After 256 briefings on the state’s response to the pandemic, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy will hold his final COVID-19 update at 1 p.m. Friday. It will also mark two years since the first reported coronavirus case in the state. Murphy said he understood the importance...
by William Jester | Mar 12, 2022 | Community, Covid, News
I used to talk to my college students about all the advances in civil rights and equity that people with disabilities have made over the years. Then the COVID-19 pandemic struck. Across the country, countless members of my community were turned away from hospitals,...
by William Jester | Mar 11, 2022 | Community, Covid, News
New Jersey’s COVID-19 public health emergency ends Monday, the same day the state lifts the mask mandate for schools and child care centers. The end comes nearly two years after it was implemented to give the state flexibility in its pandemic response. But Gov. Phil...
by William Jester | Mar 11, 2022 | Community, Covid, News
Maria Venetis got a breakthrough case of COVID-19 right around New Year’s Eve. When she called friends to cancel plans, she found herself overexplaining how and where she might have caught the virus—until one friend cut her off. “It doesn’t really matter,” Venetis, an...